Our exit from India was 6 days long: from disembarking the houseboat in Alleppey for the train to Kochi on Jan 1, until the flight from Mumbai to Dubai on Jan 6. In the middle there was the flight from Kochi to Pune on Jan 2 and the train from Pune to Mumbai on Jan 4.

We will leave you in suspense on our adventures in Dubai, and give you a Farewell India blog. We saved some pictures from our travels in India for a proper ‘farewell India!’ blog.

Purazar enjoying a hammock at Avocado Cafe in Alleppey Beach.

The view from Laura’s reclining deck chair at Avocado Cafe in Alleppey Beach.

Wild monkeys are a common sight on the side of railway tracks in the mountain passes between Pune and Mumbai.

A cow having a snack off the back of a truck on the streets of Pune.

Sighted! A cow walking the streets of Pune.

A goat enjoys a snack from one of the vendors at a market in Pune.

A picture from the streets of Pune, a dog and his horse.

Still functioning, old fashioned water pump to draw water out of a underground reservoir for the locals on this street in Pune.

‘Flirty & Sensual Canadian Colors’ is the description of a poster for makeup in a store in Amanora Mall.

View of the inside of the Amanora Mall which has a gorgeous ceiling.

Close-up of the gorgeous ceiling at the Amanora Mall.

We will miss the amazing food – the most memorable meals were at the houses of friends and family. This picture is an example of that. We had this meal at the house of the mother and father of the groom. This plate has chappati and Parsi stew (use the chappati to eat the stew, this stew is made with fried mixed vegetables) as well as rice with Parsi Dhansakh daal and on top are onions, cucumbers, tomato, mint and cilantro, then use the bread to soak up the daal that you don’t eat with the rice.

Hi Laura and Purazar. The panoramic shot of the Gateway to India in Mumbai is gorgeous. I like seeing the mall, not sure if Melissa will ever shop there :). The cow eating from the back of the truck was very cute. Have a good trip home from Dubai. Love Dad/Greg